Governor J.B. Pritzker

well, if children are not doing well in school, if our school isn't doing well, well, maybe we ought to divest from schools and just let it kind of happen on its own in a private market. And the reality is that public education is the foundation of our democracy, and we need to invest in it, not divest.

well, if children are not doing well in school, if our school isn't doing well, well, maybe we ought to divest from schools and just let it kind of happen on its own in a private market. And the reality is that public education is the foundation of our democracy, and we need to invest in it, not divest.

well, if children are not doing well in school, if our school isn't doing well, well, maybe we ought to divest from schools and just let it kind of happen on its own in a private market. And the reality is that public education is the foundation of our democracy, and we need to invest in it, not divest.

Yeah. And that was a very important thing that I considered as I put the policy together. We need to first we need kids to be focused in class. We need teachers to not have to fight the fight. with students about their devices in class.

Yeah. And that was a very important thing that I considered as I put the policy together. We need to first we need kids to be focused in class. We need teachers to not have to fight the fight. with students about their devices in class.

Yeah. And that was a very important thing that I considered as I put the policy together. We need to first we need kids to be focused in class. We need teachers to not have to fight the fight. with students about their devices in class.

And if you ask teachers and ask most parents, and I have done that, I've talked to an awful lot of people about this, most parents will tell you they would rather their kids didn't have those devices in class. They do want them to have them in school, though. They want, in other words, it's okay with them if it's in their locker or if they check them in outside the classroom.

And if you ask teachers and ask most parents, and I have done that, I've talked to an awful lot of people about this, most parents will tell you they would rather their kids didn't have those devices in class. They do want them to have them in school, though. They want, in other words, it's okay with them if it's in their locker or if they check them in outside the classroom.

And if you ask teachers and ask most parents, and I have done that, I've talked to an awful lot of people about this, most parents will tell you they would rather their kids didn't have those devices in class. They do want them to have them in school, though. They want, in other words, it's okay with them if it's in their locker or if they check them in outside the classroom.

They want their kids, though, to be able to focus in class and they want their teachers to be able to focus on their kids in class. So parents, generally speaking, very much in favor. How do we take care of the problem where their parents? Remember, there are some kids who actually need to have a device because there are a variety of reasons why. But, you know, one is just anxiety.

They want their kids, though, to be able to focus in class and they want their teachers to be able to focus on their kids in class. So parents, generally speaking, very much in favor. How do we take care of the problem where their parents? Remember, there are some kids who actually need to have a device because there are a variety of reasons why. But, you know, one is just anxiety.

They want their kids, though, to be able to focus in class and they want their teachers to be able to focus on their kids in class. So parents, generally speaking, very much in favor. How do we take care of the problem where their parents? Remember, there are some kids who actually need to have a device because there are a variety of reasons why. But, you know, one is just anxiety.

And so that's just one example. But what we've done is proposed a policy where the schools get to work on their individual policies, but they're designed to have exceptions. Again, there are also health needs. I mentioned a mental health need and anxiety, but there are other health needs, diabetes, for example. And we've got, you know, automatic readers for people who have diabetes.

And so that's just one example. But what we've done is proposed a policy where the schools get to work on their individual policies, but they're designed to have exceptions. Again, there are also health needs. I mentioned a mental health need and anxiety, but there are other health needs, diabetes, for example. And we've got, you know, automatic readers for people who have diabetes.

And so that's just one example. But what we've done is proposed a policy where the schools get to work on their individual policies, but they're designed to have exceptions. Again, there are also health needs. I mentioned a mental health need and anxiety, but there are other health needs, diabetes, for example. And we've got, you know, automatic readers for people who have diabetes.

So these are all things that are taken into account in this policy. Broadly speaking, though, this is hugely popular. There's just no doubt about it. And it's the right thing to do. And I have kids who graduated just two, three, four years ago, two of them, you know, from high school. And I went and asked them. you know, about how distracting is it?

So these are all things that are taken into account in this policy. Broadly speaking, though, this is hugely popular. There's just no doubt about it. And it's the right thing to do. And I have kids who graduated just two, three, four years ago, two of them, you know, from high school. And I went and asked them. you know, about how distracting is it?

So these are all things that are taken into account in this policy. Broadly speaking, though, this is hugely popular. There's just no doubt about it. And it's the right thing to do. And I have kids who graduated just two, three, four years ago, two of them, you know, from high school. And I went and asked them. you know, about how distracting is it?

And also, did you, you know, did your friends experience cyberbullying, you know, in classes? And the answer is yes, that there was that going on just in a single classroom. People are getting bullied on their device. So I think the trade-off is actually a really positive one. Just leave the device outside the door. You know, there's a way to lock them up and you can get it when you leave class.

And also, did you, you know, did your friends experience cyberbullying, you know, in classes? And the answer is yes, that there was that going on just in a single classroom. People are getting bullied on their device. So I think the trade-off is actually a really positive one. Just leave the device outside the door. You know, there's a way to lock them up and you can get it when you leave class.